Name: George Fletcher Bass, Ph.D.
Birth: 9 December, 1932 Columbia, S.C.
Death: 2 March, 2021 Bryan, Texas,
Title: Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Nautical Archaeology and Founder, The Institute of Nautical Archaeology
Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Citation: “For pioneering ocean technology and creating a new branch of scholarship, nautical archaeology, thereby providing new knowledge of the histories of economics, technology, and literacy.” Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on June 12, 2002.